Discrimination in child care services

Methods

EqualStrength


Child care services register

FOI

E-mail template

Good afternoon,

My name is {FIRSTNAME SURNAME} and I’m writing to ask about the availability of childcare spots. My {husband}, {daughter} and I are moving to the area soon. We found a temporary place to live but are still looking for a more permanent solution. We are now trying to find a childcare spot for our {daughter}, ideally starting in winter when she will be 2 years old.

Do you have a spot available? If there is a waiting list, how long would we need to wait?

Thank you in advance!

Kind regards, {FIRSTNAME SURNAME}

Applications

  • 2024/2
  • 1,653 e-mails submitted
  • 692 responses

Coding

  • Positive
    • Confirm
    • Pre-invite
  • Reject
  • Waiting list
  • Other

Results

Responses by provider

Responses by applicant group

Positive response

Minority parents are less likely to receive a positive response from Child Minders.

Any response

Muslim and Ukrainian parents are less likely to not receive any response from Child Minders.

No response

Thank you

Extra

Descriptive table

Time between submission and reply (log)

Length of the reply

Sentiment score distribution

Sentiment score as DV

Politeness score distribution

Politeness score

Coding accuracy

Accuracy rate of Large Language Models’ coding of responses (Positive/Other)